A Maple Blues Awards nominee, Canadian guitarist, songwriter and singer Arsen Shomakhov is an electric blues performer truly dedicated to the style’s roots yet never hesitating to borrow means of expression from other genres. He established himself as a blues-devoted virtuoso musician in his native Russia making it to the IBC semi-finals in 2005 and winning the new talent contest at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in 2007. His albums released in the USA were reviewed as strikingly remarkable for the tonal variety, inventive rhythms and fleet-fingered, creative guitar solos. As a truly international artist Arsen currently continues to perform at blues festivals throughout Europe, USA and Canada.
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